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Cisco CCNP
05-06-2008 8:55 PM
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Re: Cisco CCNP
05-06-2008 9:26 PM
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Do you already have a CCNA, I am interested in what is covered, as there is talk that the company I work for may send us on a CCNA course.
I am not sure is wireless is of interest but have you seen;
http://www.cwnp.com/community/
Chilly
Re: Cisco CCNP
05-06-2008 9:41 PM
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Re: Cisco CCNP
05-06-2008 10:42 PM
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Could someone tell me where I could become a CCNP soon, like tomorrow morning!!
Re: Cisco CCNP
05-06-2008 11:41 PM
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If there are big companies in your area which may have lots of routers and need someone full time you may be all right but the chances of employment are small as they will have someone all ready.
You are generally better with a MS qualification as its more likely to get you a job as its not so specialized so it gives you more scope and as the exams are broken down into modules you can soon get some to get a foot on the ladder
Re: Cisco CCNP
05-06-2008 11:59 PM
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As for Microsoft I have less and less time for them and their products with every Vista encounter!
Re: Cisco CCNP
06-06-2008 12:04 AM
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UK/Ireland is irrelevant TBH.
Re: Cisco CCNP
06-06-2008 12:11 AM
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Re: Cisco CCNP
06-06-2008 8:11 AM
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Classroom training is all well and good up to a point, but as people arrive with different levels of knowledge and experience its pretty hard to get a perfect fit in terms of the depth of coverage.
My personal preference is a Mentored Learning approach, where you attend a training facility and work at your own pace. You have a technical trainer on hand to go through each part of the course - and over time they begin to tailor responses and examples towards your experience. You get to complete the course at your own pace - moving faster over parts that you are already proficient in, and spending more time on parts where there are larger gaps in your knowledge.
Of course there is also distance learning as an option, but this requires a large amount of dedication to ensure that you study enough to keep the course moving.
Do you think its important to be vendor specific in your approach to training? Sometimes it can pay off to start with a generic course covering the principles and standards. Following that, moving to a vendor specific course should be fairly painless.
Re: Cisco CCNP
17-06-2008 6:54 PM
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The CCNA is a pretty good course to complete - the natural progression is effectively CCNA -> CCNP -> CCIE, with the need to sit re-examinations every two years to renew your accreditation.
I wouldn't just jump into CCNP without doing (or at least looking at) CCNA - and I can't think off-hand if CCNP requires a prior CCNA. The initial parts of CCNA will help greatly with your Cisco router setups as well as dealing with various interior and exterior protocols - if you don't know the base work then don't bother moving forward.
Re: Cisco CCNP
17-06-2008 6:59 PM
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Quote from: samuria You are generally better with a MS qualification as its more likely to get you a job as its not so specialized so it gives you more scope and as the exams are broken down into modules you can soon get some to get a foot on the ladder
This is correct if, upon completion of the MS course, you want handed with some nuts and a spanner - the majority of people coming out with MS qualifications tend to turn into spanner monkeys per se. I guess it's just a point of personal preference.
A course in an enterprise Linux flavour would be beneficial, as would Cisco (really though, it depends on what work you want to do). Cisco engineers are quite in demand currently, and not simply for short-term project work. Remember there are organisations that deal primarily with long-term projects with various companies, who all need work done quite often.
Re: Cisco CCNP
19-06-2008 3:51 PM
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BIC systems link in Airport Road West, have always been one of the leading IT training centres in the UK for some time. Now owned by BT, they offer a comprehensive range of services including a full range of CISCO certs.
Having used their services on many occasions i can highly recommend them.
Let me know how you get on.
Re: Cisco CCNP
28-06-2008 10:21 AM
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Quote from: Sean Do not have CCNA. From the name I think it is a less detailed version of CCNP.
You have to have a CCNA before you can sit the CCNP exams.
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